Collective Imagery by SFJAZZ Collective
Collective Imagery is the end result of a project undertaken in collaboration with San Francisco’s de Young Museum, which in May 2024 invited saxophonists Chris Potter and David Sánchez, trumpeter Mike Rodriguez, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Matt Brewer, and drummer Kendrick Scott, to view a collection of pieces by contemporary Bay Area artists and choose a work to serve as a springboard from which to compose. Entering their third season as a unit, each master responded with compositions that reflect a multiplicity of visions as diverse as their backgrounds, and yet alchemically coalesce into one grand view.
Tracklist
| 1. | Unknow Know With What Is | 6:51 |
| 2. | Walking in Rainbow Rain | 6:58 |
| 3. | Guardian of the Oceans | 7:51 |
| 4. | The Files | 7:26 |
| 5. | The Child Opens Its Eyes to the Earth | 8:27 |
| 6. | Te Quiero Inti | 7:49 |
| 7. | Listo | 6:51 |
| 8. | Guardian of the Forests | 7:00 |
Credits
Chris Potter – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Michael Rodriguez – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
David Sanchez – Tenor Saxophone, Congas
Edward Simon – Piano, Electric Piano
Warren Wolf – Vibraphone, Marimba
Kendrick Scott – Drums
Matt Brewer – Bass, Guitar (Track #6)
Cava Menzies – Vocals (Track #4)
Recorded by
Chris Edwards and Jeff Kolhede
at 25th Street Recording
Oakland CA
Mixed By
Masanori Yura at Opus Studios, Oakland CA
Produced by
The SFJAZZ Collective with Chris Edwards
Mastered By
Bernie Grundman
Chase Goldman, Assistant Mastering Engineer
Special Thanks
Todd Snyder – Band Wardrobe
Nino Fernandez – Videography and Photography
Tuğçe Evirgen Ozmen - Visual Artist
Jeanette Wong, Lilly Schwartz and Randall Kline for their leadership and direction
Yamaha Artist Services
The de Young Museum team, Maria Egoavil, Janna Keegan, Devin Malone and Claudia Schmuckli
The SFJAZZ Collective members would like to thank the following musical instrument makers, whose instruments appear on this recording, as well as in their live performances.
Yamaha Pianos, Yamaha Drums, Martin Böhme Trumpets, Yamaha Trumpets, Musser Vibraphones and Innovative Percussion
License
All rights reserved.
Founded by SFJAZZ in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is a leaderless group and a democratic composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz. Through this pioneering approach, simultaneously honoring music’s greatest figures while championing jazz’s up-to-the-minute directions, the SFJAZZ Collective embodies SFJAZZ’s commitment to jazz as a living, ever-relevant art form